Egg-turning tray



C, WEEKS.

EGG TURNING TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. I919.

, 1,356,949, Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

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mw x g g vo'i fi UNITED STATES CHARLES WEEKS, 0F PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.

EGG-TURNING- TRAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

Application filed March 3, 1919. Serial No. 280,375.

To all 1072.0 m it may concern.

Beit known that 1, CHARLES VVEnKs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Palo Alto, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Turning Trays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an egg turner for incubators.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the in vention taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the invention taken on line 88 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, 1 indicates a frame and 2 a plurality of rollers extending transversely of the frame between the side rails 3 thereof, and ournaled in metal bearing plates 4, nailed to the inside of said side rails, and in said side rails, said plates and side rails be ing drilled toreceive the roller journals 5 which are driven in the ends of said rollers. The ends of plates 4L may be bent at their ends and nailed to the inside of the end rails 6 of the frame 1. The rollers 2 are spaced at a suitable: distance apart to support the eggs which rest upon and between them. The inner upper edges of the side rails 3 are beveled so that the end eggs may extend partly over said rails, as shown in Fig. 3, thus providing additional room for the sup port of a maximum number of eggs in the frame. Side flanges 7 secured to the outside of the side rails 3 at the upper edge thereof, are adapted to rest and slide upon strips 8 secured to the inside of the incubator 10, so that the frame may slide into and out of the incubator like a drawer.

A cord 15 is wound successively around the rollers 5 and extended downwardly from the end rollers under the other rollers; By

grasping the lower reach of the cord and pulling it the rollers are rotated and the eggs. resting upon and between them are turned uniformly and completely.

The device. is simple in construction and operation and may be manufactured cheaply. Having described my invention, I claim: 1. An egg turning tray comprising a frame including side and end rails, bearing plates secured along the inner face of the side rails and having their ends extended along the end rails and secured thereto, said plates and side rails having a longitudinal series of journal openings therein, rollers extending transversely over the frame and having spindles at their ends rotatably received'in said openings, theinner upper edges of the side rails of the frame being beveled from their upper surface to a point at least coincident with the surface of'the rollers, thereby increasing the egg containing capacity of the tray.

2. An egg turning tray comprising a frame including side and end rails, bearing plates secured along the inner face of the side rails and having their ends extended along the end rails and secured thereto, said plates and side rails having a longitudinal series of journal openings therein, rollers extendingtransversely over the frame and having spindles at their ends rotatably received in said openings, the inner upper edges of the side rails of the frame being beveled from their upper surface to a point at least coincident with the surface of the rollers, thereby increasing the egg containing capacity of the tray, and an endless cord having one reach thereof wound successively around said rollers and having the other reach extending downwardly from the end rollers and lying under the other rollers providing a pull-cord. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature;

CHARLES WEEKS. 

